Press Releases

March 7, 2024 - History Museum of Mobile Welcomes New Director

February 26, 2024 - History Museum of Mobile to Host Global Headwear Exhibition

January 30, 2024 - Evening Lecture feat. Dr. Deborah Plant: In the Radiance of the King: Barracoon Revisited

January 30, 2024 - The February Learning Lunch Program at the History Museum of Mobile will feature Dr. Laura Rosanne Adderley, Associate Professor of History at Tulane University

December 29, 2023 - January Learning Lunch at the History Museum of Mobile will feature Steve Joynt, Publisher of The Mobile Mask Magazine, and a Performance By The Excelsior Band

November 28, 2023 - December Learning Lunch program will feature Scott Wright, General & Artistic Director of Mobile Opera

November 27, 2023 - Africatown Heritage House Nomination for USA Today 10Best

October 30, 2023 - November Learning Lunch program will feature Emily Blejwas, Author and Executive Director of the Alabama Folklife Association

September 26, 2023 - October Learning Lunch program will feature Dr. Christopher Britt, Education and Outreach Scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute

September 6, 2023 - Journey into space with NASA's Hubble and James Webb Space Telescope interactive exhibit at History Museum of Mobile

September 5, 2023 - History Museum of Mobile Seeks Director

September 4, 2023 - Sept 13 Learning Lunch at the History Museum of Mobile will feature Dr. Nicholas Wood- “Let The Oppressed Go Free-” The American Revolution’s Antislavery Legacy

August 14, 2023 - Sept 6 Special Learning Lunch at the History Museum of Mobile will feature Mardi Gras Set Designer Ron Barrett- The Mardi Gras Theme Whirlwind

July 26, 2023 - August 9 Learning Lunch at the History Museum of Mobile will feature Dr. Kari Frederickson of the University of Alabama-  Deep South Dynasty- The Bankheads of Alabama

June 1, 2023 - New Staff Members Ready Africatown Heritage House for Public Debut

May 24, 2023 - June 14 Learning Lunch at the History Museum of Mobile will feature Dr. Tina Naremore Jones who will present Telling our Story, the Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area

March 30, 2023 - April 12 Learning Lunch at the History Museum of Mobile will feature Dr. Ashley Dumas of the University of West Alabama

March 21, 2023 - May Learning Lunch Program at the History Museum of Mobile will feature Award Winning Author Dr. Wayne Flynt who will speak on the topic of his new book, Afternoons with Harper Lee

March 21, 2023 - Special Learning Lunch Program at the History Museum of Mobile on April 5th will feature a Panel Discussion with Local Mardi Gras Regalia, Costume, and Stage Designers

February 22, 2023 - March Learning Lunch Program at the History Museum of Mobile will feature Susannah Buxton, Costume Designer from Downton Abbey

February 8, 2023 - Learning Lunch Program at the History Museum of Mobile will feature Steve Joynt, Journalist and Editor of Mobile Mask Magazine, and the Excelsior Band

November 9, 2022 - November Learning Lunch will feature Director of the Bellingrath Home and Columnist, Tom McGehee: "The Steamboat Era in Alabama"

November 1, 2022 - Living History Festival 2022 at Colonial Fort Conde Saturday, November 5th from 10:00 - 2:00

October 12, 2022 - October Learning Lunch will feature local author and historian, Joh Sledge: "The Gulf of Mexico and its Blended Cultural Legacies" 

October 5, 2022 - History Museum of Mobile to host Dressing the Abbey Costume Exhibition in January 2022

September 14, 2022 - September Learning Lunch will feature Dr. Norman H. McCrummen III: "The Remrkable Life of Queen Elizabeth"

August 3, 2022 - August Learning Lunch will feature Dr. Lisa Lindquist Dorr, Associate Dean and History Professor at the University of Alabama

July 13, 2022 - July Learning Lunch will feature Director of the Bellingrath Home, Tom McGehee

June 8, 2022 - June Learning Lunch will feature Author and Director of the Alabama Tourism Department, Lee Sentell

May 11, 2022 - May Learning Lunch will feature speakers Cynthia Tucker and Frye Gaillard: "The Southernization of America: A Story of Democracy in the Balance"

April 6, 2022 - APRIL LEARNING LUNCH AT THE HISTORY MUSEUM OF MOBILE WILL FEATURE HISTORIAN AND DIRECTOR OF BLAKELEY STATE PARK, MR. MIKE BUNN

March 9, 2022 - History Museum of Mobile's March Learning Lunch Will Feature Dr. Damion Thomas, Museum Curator of Sports for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

February 16, 2022 - History Museum and Barton Academy Partner on Innovative Exhibit

February 9, 2022 - History Museum of Mobile Welcomes Steve Joynt for February's Learning Lunch

January 12, 2022 - History Museum of Mobile Welcomes Local Historian and Author Monica Tapper for January's Learning Lunch

June 7, 2021- History Museum Welcomes over 10,000 Visitors to Egyptian Mummies & Eternal Life Exhibition

April 12, 2021- History Museum of Mobile to Host Living History Day at Colonial Fort Conde

February 23, 2021- Egyptian Mummies and Eternal Life Special Exhibition Makes American Debut at History Museum of Mobile

January 7, 2021- History Museum of Mobile Announces Free Admission with EBT Card and Other Increased Access Measures

December 18, 2020- History Museum Offering Free Carriage Rides at Family Friendly Outdoor Holiday Event 

November 17, 2020 - History Museum of Mobile Announced Colonial Christmas at Colonial Fort Conde

November 2, 2020 - A History of Mobile in 22 Objects Now Open at the History Museum of Mobile

March 10, 2020- Mobile County Commission, City of Mobile, and History Museum of Mobile Announce "Clotilda: The Exhibition" to be in New Africatown Facility

March 2, 2020- History Museum of Mobile Resumes Management of Colonial Fort Conde

February 10, 2020- Two February Learning Lunches Feature Cart Blackwell and Steve Joynt at History Museum of Mobile

January 30, 2020- History Museum of Mobile Receives Grant for African American Music Festival

December 9, 2019- History Museum of Mobile Bring Ancient Roman Empire to Life with New Temporary Exhibition

December 5, 2019- Architectural Historian Dr. Philippe Oszuscik to Speak at History Museum of Mobile's December Learning Lunch

November 12, 2019- Dr. Christopher Nordmann To Speak On Creole Society in Antebellum Mobile at History Museum of Mobile

September 3, 2019- Special Traveling Exhibit, Diamonds, Adds Shine and Brilliance to History Museum of Mobile

August 8, 2019- History Museum of Mobile's August Learning Lunch Will Feature Municipal Cemeteries Manager, Tighe Marston

July 5, 2019- History Museum of Mobile to Host Award-Winning Author Frye Gaillard at July Learning Lunch

June 25, 2019- Wind Creek Hospitality Sponsors Free Admission Every First Sunday at History Museum of Mobile

May 29, 2019- History Museum of Mobile Hosts Co-Owner of Olde Mobile Antiques for June Learning Lunch

May 28, 2019 - History Museum of Mobile Hosts “Explore Mobile”

May 15, 2019 - History Museum Opens "Sensational Sixties: Fashions From A Defining Decade"

April 19, 2019 - Notre Dame Learning Lunch at History Museum of Mobile

March 25, 2019 - History Museum To Host Over 1,000 Students For Colonial Day

March 19, 2019 - History Museum Welcomes New Director Meg McCrummen Fowler

November 11, 2015 -  Nov. 4, 1922 - The Discovery of Tutankhamun, in Color

October 20, 2015 -  Discover King Tut’s Treasures at History Museum of Mobile

April 15, 2015 - History Museum of Mobile To "Our Story: Exploring the Development & Growth of Local Culture"

April 1, 2015 - History Museum of Mobile To Host Alabama Historical Association Annual Meeting Next Week

March 30, 2015 - History Museum of Mobile To Host Award-Winning Filmmaker Margaret Brown

March 30, 2015 - Mobile Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau and History Museum of Mobile Partner for April Walking Tours

March 25, 2015 - More Than 2,000 Attend History Museum Special Events Last Week

February 9, 2015 - History Museum of Mobile Celebrates African American Heritage Month

February 5, 2015 - History Museum of Mobile Attendance Skyrockets Under Free Admission Policy

January 12, 2015 - History Museum of Mobile Releases 2015 Learning Lunch Schedule

June 24, 2014 - History Museum of Mobile Sponsors Crash Course in Mobile History

May 21, 2014 - History Museum of Mobile Presents Inaugural Jack Friend Lecture & Symposium

May 1 , 2014 - History Museum of Mobile To Hold Sneak Peek of New Exhibit, Ark of India

April 17, 2014 - Mobile to be in National Spotlight, C-SPAN to Reveal Mobile History and Highlight Authors During Week-Long Visit

April 2, 2014 - History Museum of Mobile to Open New Permanent Exhibit, Faces of Mobile

March 21, 2014 - History Museum of Mobile Receives National Accolades

March 18, 2014 - History Museum of Mobile to hold Annual Colonial Day at Fort Conde

March 3, 2014 - History Museum of Mobile to Open New Community Gallery During Artwalk

March 3, 2014 - History Museum of Mobile to Host Book Event with Civil Rights Activist

February 7, 2014 - History Museum of Mobile Organizes African American Music Festival

January 6, 2014 - History Museum of Mobile Receives Grant for African American Music Festival

December 6, 2013 - Baseball Heroes, Civil War, Mardi Gras and more: History Museum of Mobile's 2014 Learning Lunch Menu

November 4, 2013 - History Museum of Mobile to Host Third Annual Herstory Awards

October 18, 2013 - A Night of Colonial History and Halloween Fun at Fort Conde

August 30, 2013 - History Museum of Mobile Welcomes New Museum Relations Officer

August 2, 2013 - Former Presidential Library Directors to Speak at Special August Learning Lunch; C-SPAN to Film

July 10, 2013 - Noted World War II Author, Native Mobilian Honored in State Hall of Fame

July 31, 2013 - History Museum of Mobile Announces New Publication Venture

May 12, 2013 - History Museum of Mobile To Host Special Learning Lunch with Anniston Star Publisher

April 24, 2013 - History Museum of Mobile Opens Exhibit for Longtime Volunteer and Herstory Honoree

April 11, 2013 - History Museum of Mobile To Sponsor Reading of MLK, JR's "Letter from Birmingham Jail"

March 22, 2013 - History Museum of Mobile Presents Inaugural Delaney-Reed Lecture - 

February 18, 2013 - History Museum of Mobile To Hold Colonial Day at Historic Site at Fort Conde

February 1, 2013 - History Museum of Mobile Presents "Both Sides of the Lens: Photographs by the Shackelford Family"

December 31, 2012 - History Museum of Mobile Releases 2013 Learning Lunch Schedule

December 18, 2012 - Mobile Museum of Art, History Museum of Mobile To Honor Local First Responders

July 12, 2012 - History Museum of Mobile Receives Caldwell Delaney's Personal Collection from University of Mobile

May 29, 2012 - History Museum of Mobile To Open Original Exhibit Chronicling Evolution of American Comic Book Superheroes

April 10, 2012 - History Museum of Mobile To Raise Funds For Artifact Preservation

December 1, 2011 - Board Approves Name Change for the Museum of Mobile